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• The Sartorialist Takes Aim at El Embajador, a Royal Hideaway Hotel

  09-04-2018 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  MIAMI, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Hideaway Luxury Hotels & Resorts and Scott Schuman – better known as The Sartorialist – have joined forces to bring an exclusive experience to guests of El Embajador, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, one of the most iconic hotels in the world. Schuman...
  
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• Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. Appoints Tim Johns to Lead Zephyr Insurance

  09-04-2018 23:41 via prnewswire.com
  
  CLEARWATER, Fla., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that it has appointed Tim Johns as President and Chief Executive Officer of Zephyr Insurance...
  
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• Nexteer amplía la inversión estratégica y su equipo internacional de software

  09-04-2018 23:40 via prnewswire.com
  
  Prevé un nuevo centro de software en la India y complementa el equipo internacional de software en Estados Unidos, Polonia y China.AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, 9 de abril de 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive amplía su inversión estratégica en software y su equipo internacional de...
  
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• WHC Energy Services Appoints Kevin Fox as CEO

  09-04-2018 23:38 via prnewswire.com
  BROUSSARD, La., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WHC Energy Services ("WHC" or "the Company"), a leading pipeline and facilities construction company, announced that its Board of Directors unanimously elected Kevin Fox to the position of CEO effective today. Mr. Fox will be relocating to the...
  
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• The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. Announces Distribution

  09-04-2018 23:38 via prnewswire.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GRR) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a distribution of US$2.09358 per share on April 25, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of April 19, 2018.  This distribution is com...
  
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• NetComm Wireless stellt weltweit führende Technologie für FTTC-Projekt (Fibre-to-the-Curb) von nbn bereit

  09-04-2018 23:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  SYDNEY, 9. April 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) stellt die Netzwerkgeräte bereit, die dazu benötigt werden, um Haushalte und Unternehmen mit der nbn™-Fibre-to-the-Curb-Technologie (nbn™ FTTC) zu verbinden, die heute von NBN Co Limited (nbn) offiziell...
  
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• CeriFi, a Portfolio Company of Leeds Equity Partners, Completes Acquisition of Keir Educational Resources

  09-04-2018 23:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, announced today the acquisition of Keir Educational Resources ("Keir"), a leading provider of training solutions for financial services professionals seeking to prepare for various financial and...
  
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• Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Announces First Quarter 2018 Earnings Release Date

  09-04-2018 23:33 via prnewswire.com
  
  JERSEY CITY, N.J., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today announced that it will release its first quarter 2018 earnings results after the market close on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 and will host its first quarter earnings conference call with management o...
  
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• HMG Strategy's Hunter Muller: Is Facebook Giving the Tech Industry a Bad Reputation?

  09-04-2018 23:33 via prnewswire.com
  
  WESTPORT, Conn., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week's revelation that Facebook may have allowed a political consulting firm to harvest the data of 87 million users was yet another embarrassing moment for the world's best-known social media network. But as HMG Strategy Founder and CEO...
  
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• GrowGeneration to Hold Shareholder Meeting on April 20, 2018

  09-04-2018 23:31 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, CO, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration Corp. (OTCQX:GRWG) ("GrowGen" or the "Company"), one of the largest specialty retail hydroponic and organic gardening store chains, today announced that it is holding its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on F...
  
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• A trademark quiz for PR professionals

  09-04-2018 23:00
  Pop quiz: What do the following terms have in common?escalatorkerosenecorn flakesyo-yo
  These terms were each
  coined as a brand name, but were later appropriated by consumers as the generic name for the
  product.
  According to the International Trademark Association, “these ‘ghost-Marks’ serve as historic and costly reminders of what can
  happen to marks if the public comes to regard a brand name as the generic
  name of a product.”
  If you went through journalism school or hav
  
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• Media Advisory - REMINDER: Thought Leaders and Industry Experts to Highlight Top Industry Trends at Second Annual GardaWorld Banking Forum in South Florida

  09-04-2018 21:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  Key challenges include Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, Cannabis, Compliance and Cash Forum powered by GardaWorld, Holland & Knight, Alvarez & Marsal and the Miami Business School BOCA RATON, Florida, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - GardaWorld Cash Services, the lea...
  
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• Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital is first hospital in The Woodlands to offer an alternative to long-term warfarin medication to reduce the risk of stroke

  09-04-2018 21:42 via prnewswire.com
  
  THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital now offers patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) an alternative to taking blood thinners long term. The newly FDA-approved WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant...
  
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• Michael Williams Named CEO Of GameWorks

  09-04-2018 21:41 via prnewswire.com
  IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GameWorks, the national location-based entertainment company, announced today that Michael Williams has been chosen to serve as their new CEO. Williams is currently serving as CEO of its parent company Oomba; the move is a culmination of the...
  
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• First Stand-Alone eSportsTravel Summit to Be Held in Las Vegas July 17-18

  09-04-2018 21:37 via prnewswire.com
  
  SECAUCUS, N.J., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The explosive growth of esports and how the travel industry stands to profit from it will be the focus of the first stand-alone eSportsTravel Summit to be held July 17-18 in Las Vegas. The eSportsTravel Summit will showcase the new...
  
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• WGU Offers $500,000 in Scholarships to Students Who Apply by June 30

  09-04-2018 21:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To make the decision to earn an accredited, recognized, and affordable degree that much easier, online, nonprofit Western Governors University's (WGU) is now offering $500,000 in Sage Scholarships. Named for WGU's mascot, Sage the...
  
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• FirstEnergy's Ohio Utilities Launch Energy Audit Program to Help Customers Save

  09-04-2018 21:34 via prnewswire.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of FirstEnergy's (NYSE: FE) Ohio utilities – The Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison – can now save up to $250 toward the cost of a professional energy audit valued at $350.  The Residential Comprehensive Audit Program is...
  
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• The doctor is in: Consumers are more comfortable with AI in healthcare than other industries, per a SAS survey

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- While the buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) can seem ominous, consumers are surprisingly comfortable with the technology in healthcare. A recent survey conducted by SAS, the leader in analytics, found that when presented with...
  
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• Siemens Healthineers and Octo Telematics select SAS for IoT analytics to improve patient care and driver safety

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- Siemens Healthineers, a global leader in medical technology, uses SAS' machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to analyze urgent data generated by its systems worldwide. The data comes from a variety of devices...
  
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• SAS recognizes global partner innovation and collaboration

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM --At its annual Partner Awards ceremony during SAS® Global Forum, SAS recognized the collaboration, innovation and contributions of its valued alliance community. "In today's complex and fast-changing environment, effective...
  
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• SAS hails excellence in analytics education

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- A persistent talent gap creates big opportunities for people who can wield analytics to help organizations make better decisions. Innovative analytics users and students who are rushing to fill that gap, and those who teach them,...
  
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• SAS empowers crime fighters to crack complex cases

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- A single piece of information can be the loose thread that unravels an entire criminal enterprise. SAS is helping law enforcement find more of those threads with SAS® Intelligence and Investigation Management. Powered by SAS Visual...
  
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• SAS creates new division to fight fraud globally with AI and advanced analytics

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that the typical organization loses 5 percent of annual revenues to fraud, equating to trillions of dollars in losses worldwide each year. To help organizations better detect an...
  
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• New SAS® Viya® enhancements embed transparent AI technology and offer better data governance and improved user productivity

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- SAS, the leader in analytics, is embedding more artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the SAS Platform, making it easier for customers to build AI solutions based on proven and trusted analytics. The latest SAS® Viya®...
  
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• Institute for Veterans and Military Families uses SAS® Analytics to transition veterans to successful civilian lives

  09-04-2018 21:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS GLOBAL FORUM -- The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University supports 200,000 military service members as they make the often-challenging transition to civilian life each year. The IVMF is using SAS® Analytics to...
  
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• StarMakerFX Partners with eBay for Charity and Autism Speaks

  09-04-2018 21:25 via prnewswire.com
  
  SANDY, Utah, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- StarMakerFX, specializing in hand painted cosmic star ceiling murals, has been asked to partner with eBay as part of their Everyday Heroes program and support Autism Speaks by sponsoring a unique sensory ceiling mural experience to two families...
  
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• Drachenboot-Meisterschaften lenken internationales Interesse auf erstklassige Universität in China

  09-04-2018 21:25 via prnewswire.com
  HANGZHOU, China, 9. April 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Studenten einer der weltweit renommiertesten Hochschulen aus Hangzhou in Chinas südöstlicher Provinz Zhejiang nehmen an den ersten internationalen Drachenboot-Meisterschaften der Elite-Hochschulen (International Elite University Dragon Boat...
  
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• Affiliates Of Phoenix Investors Acquire Three Industrial Properties From Industrial Realty Group

  09-04-2018 21:25 via prnewswire.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Affiliates of Phoenix Investors ("Phoenix"), a national private commercial real estate firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, announced it acquired from affiliates of Industrial Realty Group three industrial properties totaling 1,065,000...
  
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• Cal/OSHA sanciona a contratista de techos por violaciones repetidas del riesgo de caídas

  09-04-2018 21:22 via prnewswire.com
  
  OAKLAND, California, 9 de abril de 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Cal/OSHA sancionó a California Premier Roofscapes, Inc. por violaciones repetidas de las normas de seguridad de protección contra caídas y propuso $134,454 en penalidades. En los últimos cuatro años, la compañía...
  
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• Karate Combat stellt erstrangige Liga für Vollkontakt-Karate vor

  09-04-2018 21:21 via prnewswire.com
  
  Über 100 der weltweit führenden Karate-Kämpfer kommen zusammen, um sich an exotischen Orten miteinander zu messen – gestreamt an vernetzte Bildschirme via Karate.com NEW YORK, 09. April 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Karate Combat gab heute den Start einer neuen Profi-Kampfsportliga bekannt,...
  
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• El cine atrevido de CalArts llega a México por Cineteca Nacional

  09-04-2018 21:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 9 de abril de 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- El Instituto de las Artes de California y la Cineteca Nacional presentan su primera colaboración con el ciclo CalArts presenta… Ventanas sin límites en movimiento, que estará integrado por 9 programas divididos en dos etapas: la...
  
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• Top eCommerce Analytics and Insights Firms Host the 2018 eCommerce Accelerator Summit in NYC

  09-04-2018 20:08 via prnewswire.com
  
  BOSTON and SALT LAKE CITY, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Clavis Insight, One Click Retail, and PlanetRetail RNG are excited  to announce their first ever, combined event: The eCommerce Accelerator Summit, taking place April 24-25 in New York City, will combine what the industry loves...
  
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• Universal Asset Management First Ever to Fully Recycle Carbon Fiber from Commercial Aircraft

  09-04-2018 20:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In an undisputed world's first, Universal Asset Management (UAM) has completely recycled carbon fiber from commercial aircraft. This monumental milestone in sustainability firmly entrenches UAM as the global leader in complete aircraft...
  
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• A Live Nation expande o Festival Passport para 2018 com novíssimo nível VIP e acesso para mais de 100 festivais em todo o mundo

  09-04-2018 20:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, 9 de abril de 2018 /PRNewswire/ --  A Live Nation anuncia hoje o retorno de seu exclusivo Festival Passport e também revela grandes expansões no programa para 2018.Depois de esgotar a venda em seu ano de estreia, a Live Nation está expandindo a experiência ép...
  
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• RXi Pharmaceuticals Announces $4.9 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market

  09-04-2018 20:04 via prnewswire.com
  
  MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII), a biotechnology company developing immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (sd-rxRNA®) therapeutic platform, announced today that it has entered into...
  
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• Loot Crate Delivering Even More Mystery Crate Awesomeness With Announcement Of Loot Remix

  09-04-2018 20:03 via prnewswire.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Loot Crate has announced the launch of Loot Remix; a fun and exciting new mystery subscription that focuses on providing Looters with some of the highest quality items from Loot Crate's dozens of product lines at a fantastic value.  Each month the...
  
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• Live Nation erweitert Festival Passport für 2018 mit brandneuem VIP-Programm und Eintritt zu mehr als 100 Festivals rund um den Globus

  09-04-2018 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  Verified Fan™-Registrierung für Festival Passport™ startet heute, 9. AprilLOS ANGELES, 9. April, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation hat heute die Rückkehr seines einzigartigen Festival Passport sowie aufregende Erweiterungen des Programms für 2018 bekanntgegeben.  Nach dem Ausverka...
  
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• Inventor Develops Protective Covering for a Remote Control (AUP- 895)

  09-04-2018 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "I kept dropping and breaking my remote control, and it became expensive to have to keep replacing it," said an inventor from Georgetown, Texas. "To solve this costly problem, I came up with a way to keep my remote protected from damages." He...
  
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• Facebook to require verification for ads and business pages

  09-04-2018 20:00
  Facebook is making big changes for advertisers and business page owners.
  On Friday, the platform announced that any advertisers who want to boost
  Facebook posts that touch on political hot topics must now verify both
  their location and identity. Any advertisements or boosted posts that touch
  upon politics will also be labeled as such.
  Rob Goldman, Facebook’s vice president of ads, and Alex Himel, Facebook’s
  vice president of Local & Pages,
  wrote a post in the company’s new
  
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• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Labaton Sucharow LLP Announce a Proposed Settlement of the Facebook, Inc. IPO Securities Litigation

  09-04-2018 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  NEW YORK, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --   UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK   IN RE FACEBOOK, INC. IPO SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE LITIGATION  MDL No. 12-2389 (RWS)   This do...
  
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• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. To Hold Special Conference Call To Discuss New Accounting Standard

  09-04-2018 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) will hold a special conference call on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT. The purpose of the call is to provide background information on the company's adoption of ASC Topic...
  
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• 2018 Global Flexible AC Transmission (FACT) Systems Market Analysis & Forecasts 2016-2024

  09-04-2018 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  DUBLIN, April 09, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Flexible AC Transmission (FACT) Systems - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,...
  
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• 3EDGE Wins ETF Strategist of the Year at ETF.com Awards

  09-04-2018 19:58 via prnewswire.com
  BOSTON and NEW YORK, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 3EDGE Asset Management is pleased to announce that the firm was awarded the ETF Strategist of the Year - 2017 at the fifth annual ETF.com Awards event in New York. The award is given to the ETF strategist or model portfolio provider that...
  
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• Pennsylvania State Police Confiscate Heroin, Other Dangerous Drugs Valued at Nearly $6 Million in the First Quarter of 2018

  09-04-2018 19:55 via prnewswire.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that troopers seized $5,717,553 worth of drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine —in the first quarter of 2018. From January 1 through March 31, state polic...
  
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• Upward Trend Continues for U.S. Drilling Activity - S&P Global Platts

  09-04-2018 19:51 via prnewswire.com
  
  HOUSTON, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Platts Analytics today announced the U.S. rig count for March 2018 was 1,095, up 18 (+2%) from February 2018, and up 194 (+22%) from March 2017. This rig count includes U.S. onshore, U.S. inland waters, and U.S. offshore Gulf...
  
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• USO and Activision to Bring 'Call of Duty: WWII' to Service Members Overseas

  09-04-2018 19:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WHAT: USO Entertainment tour presents blockbuster title and its all-new DLC Pack, 'The War Machine' to service membersWHEN: April 2018 WHERE: Germany and Kuwait  WHY: Activision and the Call of Duty Endowment...
  
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• Wynn Resorts Announces Executive Leadership Appointment To Head Culture And Community Department

  09-04-2018 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Resorts announces Corrine Clement as Vice President of the company's new Culture and Community Department, which supports diversity and inclusion, gender equality, fair treatment in the workplace, and employee charitable efforts in the...
  
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• Inventor Develops Engine-Trouble Diagnostic Tool (HUN-472)

  09-04-2018 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Diagnosing engine trouble can be painstaking and time-consuming work," said an inventor from Katy, Texas. "I thought that there needed to be a more efficient way to detect what is going wrong inside an engine, which led me to develop this...
  
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• GoLookUp Announces Advanced Mugshots Search Service

  09-04-2018 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Criminal records can reveal many details about a person's past, but most people are unwilling to tell others about such records. A public records search can help discover the criminal records of a certain person, but the search is often...
  
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• FASTSIGNS® Franchisees Recognized for Giving Back to Their Communities

  09-04-2018 19:44 via prnewswire.com
  
  CARROLLTON, Texas, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FASTSIGNS International, Inc., a leading sign and graphics franchisor with more than 675 locations worldwide, recently recognized five FASTSIGNS® franchisees for their local charitable works and community involvement as part of the...
  
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